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Tavleeva MM, Rasova EE, Rybak AV, Belykh ES, Fefilova EA, Pnachina EM, Velegzhaninov IO. Dose-Dependent Effect of Mitochondrial Superoxide Dismutase Gene Overexpression on Radioresistance of HEK293T Cells. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:17315. [PMID: 38139144 PMCID: PMC10744337 DOI: 10.3390/ijms242417315] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2023] [Revised: 12/04/2023] [Accepted: 12/08/2023] [Indexed: 12/24/2023] Open
Abstract
Over the last two decades, a multitude of gain-of-function studies have been conducted on genes that encode antioxidative enzymes, including one of the key enzymes, manganese superoxide dismutase (SOD2). The results of such studies are often contradictory, as they strongly depend on many factors, such as the gene overexpression level. In this study, the effect of altering the ectopic expression level of major transcript variants of the SOD2 gene on the radioresistance of HEK293T cells was investigated using CRISPRa technology. A significant increase in cell viability in comparison with the transfection control was detected in cells with moderate SOD2 overexpression after irradiation at 2 Gy, but not at 3 or 5 Gy. A further increase in the level of SOD2 ectopic expression up to 22.5-fold resulted in increased cell viability detectable only after irradiation at 5 Gy. Furthermore, a 15-20-fold increase in SOD2 expression raised the clonogenic survival of cells after irradiation at 5 Gy. Simultaneous overexpression of genes encoding SOD2 and Catalase (CAT) enhanced clonogenic cell survival after irradiation more effectively than separate overexpression of both. In conjunction with the literature data on the suppression of the procarcinogenic effects of superoxide dismutase overexpression by ectopic expression of CAT, the data presented here suggest the potential efficacy of simultaneous overexpression of SOD2 and CAT to reduce oxidative stress occurring in various pathological processes. Moreover, these results illustrate the importance of selecting the degree of SOD2 overexpression to obtain a protective effect.
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- Marina M. Tavleeva
- Institute of Biology of Komi Scientific Centre, Ural Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences, 28b Kommunisticheskaya St., Syktyvkar 167982, Russia; (M.M.T.); (E.E.R.); (A.V.R.); (E.S.B.)
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- Institute of Biology of Komi Scientific Centre, Ural Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences, 28b Kommunisticheskaya St., Syktyvkar 167982, Russia; (M.M.T.); (E.E.R.); (A.V.R.); (E.S.B.)
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- Institute of Biology of Komi Scientific Centre, Ural Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences, 28b Kommunisticheskaya St., Syktyvkar 167982, Russia; (M.M.T.); (E.E.R.); (A.V.R.); (E.S.B.)
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- Institute of Biology of Komi Scientific Centre, Ural Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences, 28b Kommunisticheskaya St., Syktyvkar 167982, Russia; (M.M.T.); (E.E.R.); (A.V.R.); (E.S.B.)
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- Institute of Cytology, Russian Academy of Sciences, 4 Tikhoretsky Ave., St. Petersburg 194064, Russia;
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- Institute of Biology and Biomedicine, Lobachevsky State University of Nizhny Novgorod, 23 Gagarin Ave., Nizhny Novgorod 603950, Russia;
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- Institute of Biology of Komi Scientific Centre, Ural Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences, 28b Kommunisticheskaya St., Syktyvkar 167982, Russia; (M.M.T.); (E.E.R.); (A.V.R.); (E.S.B.)
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Takeuchi H, Koga M, Doi K, Sakurai H. PP2A and its adapter protein IER5 induce the DNA-binding ability and target gene expression of E2F1 via dephosphorylation at serine 375. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA. GENE REGULATORY MECHANISMS 2023; 1866:194960. [PMID: 37467925 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagrm.2023.194960] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2023] [Revised: 07/12/2023] [Accepted: 07/15/2023] [Indexed: 07/21/2023]
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The transcription factor E2F1 participates in cell cycle control through transcriptional activation of genes that promote S-phase entry. E2F1 is also linked to the expression of proapoptotic genes, and the loss of E2F1 activity facilitates tumor progression by reducing cellular apoptosis. Phosphorylation controlled by protein kinases and phosphatases is the major posttranslational modification and regulates the cellular levels and transactivator function of E2F1. Here, we characterize the regulatory roles of serine-375 (S375), one of the major phosphorylation sites of E2F1. Cyclin-dependent kinases such as CDK8 phosphorylate at S375 of E2F1, which is dephosphorylated by protein phosphatase 2A (PP2A) containing the B55 regulatory subunit. The PP2A adapter protein IER5 binds to both PP2A/B55 and E2F1 and assists dephosphorylation at S375 by PP2A. S375-dephosphorylated E2F1 exhibits higher DNA-binding affinity than the phosphorylated form. Although the promoter regions of proapoptotic genes are less occupied by E2F1 in cells, an increase in S375-dephosphorylated E2F1 induces preferential binding of E2F1 to the proapoptotic gene promoters and their expression. Our data identify PP2A/B55-IER5 as a critical regulator of E2F1 and suggest that the phosphorylation state of E2F1 is an important determinant for the expression of proapoptotic genes.
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- Hiroto Takeuchi
- Division of Health Sciences, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kanazawa University, 5-11-80 Kodatsuno, Kanazawa, Ishikawa 920-0942, Japan
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- Division of Health Sciences, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kanazawa University, 5-11-80 Kodatsuno, Kanazawa, Ishikawa 920-0942, Japan
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- Division of Health Sciences, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kanazawa University, 5-11-80 Kodatsuno, Kanazawa, Ishikawa 920-0942, Japan
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- Division of Health Sciences, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kanazawa University, 5-11-80 Kodatsuno, Kanazawa, Ishikawa 920-0942, Japan.
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Cao R, Jones DTD, Pan L, Wang S, Rawson S, Aster JC, Blacklow SC. Molecular Mechanism of PP2A/B55α Inhibition by IER5. BIORXIV : THE PREPRINT SERVER FOR BIOLOGY 2023:2023.08.29.555174. [PMID: 37693604 PMCID: PMC10491241 DOI: 10.1101/2023.08.29.555174] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/12/2023]
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PP2A serine/threonine protein phosphatases are heterotrimeric complexes that have a wide range of essential physiologic functions. The B55α form of PP2A has critical roles in cell cycle regulation, mitotic exit, and the DNA damage response1-6. Its activity is modulated by additional regulatory proteins, such as ARPP197, FAM122A8, and IER59. However, the precise mechanisms underlying the modulation of PP2A activity by these proteins remain elusive. Here, we show that IER5 inhibits pTau dephosphorylation by PP2A/B55α in biochemical assays and report a cryoelectron microscopy structure of the PP2A/B55α-IER5 complex, which reveals that IER5 occludes a surface on B55α used for substrate recruitment10-12. Mutation of interface residues on IER5 interferes with recovery of B55α in co-immunoprecipitation assays and suppresses events in squamous carcinoma cells, such as KRT1 expression, that depend on inhibition of PP2A/B55α by IER59. These studies define the molecular basis for PP2A inhibition by IER5 and suggest a roadmap for selective pharmacologic modulation of PP2A/B55α complexes.
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- Ruili Cao
- Department of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Blavatnik Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA USA
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- Department of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Blavatnik Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA USA
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- Department of Pathology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA USA
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- Department of Pathology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA USA
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- Department of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Blavatnik Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA USA
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- Department of Pathology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA USA
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- Department of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Blavatnik Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA USA
- Department of Cancer Biology, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA USA
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Hassel JC, Zimmer L, Sickmann T, Eigentler TK, Meier F, Mohr P, Pukrop T, Roesch A, Vordermark D, Wendl C, Gutzmer R. Medical Needs and Therapeutic Options for Melanoma Patients Resistant to Anti-PD-1-Directed Immune Checkpoint Inhibition. Cancers (Basel) 2023; 15:3448. [PMID: 37444558 DOI: 10.3390/cancers15133448] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2023] [Revised: 06/26/2023] [Accepted: 06/27/2023] [Indexed: 07/15/2023] Open
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Available 4- and 5-year updates for progression-free and for overall survival demonstrate a lasting clinical benefit for melanoma patients receiving anti-PD-directed immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy. However, at least one-half of the patients either do not respond to therapy or relapse early or late following the initial response to therapy. Little is known about the reasons for primary and/or secondary resistance to immunotherapy and the patterns of relapse. This review, prepared by an interdisciplinary expert panel, describes the assessment of the response and classification of resistance to PD-1 therapy, briefly summarizes the potential mechanisms of resistance, and analyzes the medical needs of and therapeutic options for melanoma patients resistant to immune checkpoint inhibitors. We appraised clinical data from trials in the metastatic, adjuvant and neo-adjuvant settings to tabulate frequencies of resistance. For these three settings, the role of predictive biomarkers for resistance is critically discussed, as well as are multimodal therapeutic options or novel immunotherapeutic approaches which may help patients overcome resistance to immune checkpoint therapy. The lack of suitable biomarkers and the currently modest outcomes of novel therapeutic regimens for overcoming resistance, most of them with a PD-1 backbone, support our recommendation to include as many patients as possible in novel or ongoing clinical trials.
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- Jessica C Hassel
- Skin Cancer Center, Department of Dermatology and National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT), University Hospital Heidelberg, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Essen, 45147 Essen, Germany
- German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), Partner Site Essen, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Allergology, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, 10117 Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Dermatology, Skin Cancer Center at the University Cancer Centre and National Center for Tumor Diseases, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, Technical University Dresden, 01062 Dresden, Germany
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- Department of Dermatology, Elbe-Kliniken, 21614 Buxtehude, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine III, Hematology and Oncology, University Hospital Regensburg, 93053 Regensburg, Germany
- Bavarian Cancer Research Center (BZKF), 93053 Regensburg, Germany
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- Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Essen, 45147 Essen, Germany
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- Department for Radiation Oncology, Martin-Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, 06108 Halle, Germany
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- Department of Radiology, University Hospital Regensburg, 93053 Regensburg, Germany
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- Department of Dermatology, Johannes Wesling Medical Center, Ruhr University Bochum, 32429 Minden, Germany
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Krishnaraj J, Yamamoto T, Ohki R. p53-Dependent Cytoprotective Mechanisms behind Resistance to Chemo-Radiotherapeutic Agents Used in Cancer Treatment. Cancers (Basel) 2023; 15:3399. [PMID: 37444509 DOI: 10.3390/cancers15133399] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2023] [Revised: 06/20/2023] [Accepted: 06/22/2023] [Indexed: 07/15/2023] Open
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Resistance to chemoradiotherapy is the main cause of cancer treatment failure. Cancer cells, especially cancer stem cells, utilize innate cytoprotective mechanisms to protect themselves from the adverse effects of chemoradiotherapy. Here, we describe a few such mechanisms: DNA damage response (DDR), immediate early response gene 5 (IER5)/heat-shock factor 1 (HSF1) pathway, and p21/nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (NRF2) pathway, which are regulated by the tumour suppressor p53. Upon DNA damage caused during chemoradiotherapy, p53 is recruited to the sites of DNA damage and activates various DNA repair enzymes including GADD45A, p53R2, DDB2 to repair damaged-DNA in cancer cells. In addition, the p53-IER5-HSF1 pathway protects cancer cells from proteomic stress and maintains cellular proteostasis. Further, the p53-p21-NRF2 pathway induces production of antioxidants and multidrug resistance-associated proteins to protect cancer cells from therapy-induced oxidative stress and to promote effusion of drugs from the cells. This review summarises possible roles of these p53-regulated cytoprotective mechanisms in the resistance to chemoradiotherapy.
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- Jayaraman Krishnaraj
- Laboratory of Fundamental Oncology, National Cancer Center Research Institute, Tsukiji 5-1-1, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-0045, Japan
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- Laboratory of Fundamental Oncology, National Cancer Center Research Institute, Tsukiji 5-1-1, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-0045, Japan
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- Laboratory of Fundamental Oncology, National Cancer Center Research Institute, Tsukiji 5-1-1, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-0045, Japan
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Doi K, Takeuchi H, Sakurai H. PP2A-B55 and its adapter proteins IER2 and IER5 regulate the activity of RB family proteins and the expression of cell cycle-related genes. FEBS J 2023; 290:745-762. [PMID: 36047562 DOI: 10.1111/febs.16612] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2021] [Revised: 08/05/2022] [Accepted: 08/30/2022] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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The retinoblastoma (RB) tumour suppressor protein regulates cell proliferation, motility, differentiation and apoptosis. The phosphorylation state of RB is modulated by kinases and phosphatases, and RB exhibits phosphorylation-sensitive interactions with E2F family transcription factors. Here, we characterize RB dephosphorylation by protein phosphatase 2A (PP2A). The growth factor-inducible immediate early response (IER) proteins IER2 and IER5 possess an adapter-like function in which IER proteins bind to both PP2A and its target proteins and enhance PP2A activity towards the proteins. IER2 interacts with RB and facilitates dephosphorylation of RB at T821/T826 by PP2A. In IER2 knockdown cells, elevated phosphorylation of RB resulted in reduced binding of RB to the promoters and derepression of cyclin D1 and p21. IER5 binds to both RB and RB-like 1 (p107/RBL1), enhances dephosphorylation of these proteins by PP2A and represses the expression of various cell cycle-related genes. However, IER2-regulated dephosphorylation at T821/T826 is not necessary for the repression function of RB in cell mobility-related gene expression. Our data identify PP2A adapter proteins as critical regulators of RB family proteins and suggest that the phosphorylation status of RB differentially affects gene expression.
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- Kuriko Doi
- Division of Health Sciences, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kanazawa University, Japan
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- Division of Health Sciences, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kanazawa University, Japan
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- Division of Health Sciences, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kanazawa University, Japan
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Song Z, Chen B, Tsai CH, Wu D, Liu E, Hawkins IS, Phan A, Auman JT, Tao Y, Mei H. Differentiation Trajectory of Limbal Stem and Progenitor Cells under Normal Homeostasis and upon Corneal Wounding. Cells 2022; 11:cells11131983. [PMID: 35805068 PMCID: PMC9266118 DOI: 10.3390/cells11131983] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2022] [Revised: 06/06/2022] [Accepted: 06/14/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Limbal stem cells (LSCs) reside discretely at limbus surrounded by niche cells and progenitor cells. The aim of this study is to identify the heterogeneous cell populations at limbus under normal homeostasis and upon wounding using single-cell RNA sequencing in a mouse model. Two putative LSC types were identified which showed a differentiation trajectory into limbal progenitor cell (LPC) types under normal homeostasis and during wound healing. They were designated as “putative active LSCs” and “putative quiescent LSCs”, respectively, because the former type actively divided upon wounding while the later type stayed at a quiescent status upon wounding. The “putative quiescent LSCs” might contribute to a barrier function due to their characteristic markers regulating vascular and epithelial barrier and growth. Different types of LPCs at different proliferative statuses were identified in unwounded and wounded corneas with distinctive markers. Four maturation markers (Aldh3, Slurp1, Tkt, and Krt12) were screened out for corneal epithelium, which showed an increased expression along the differentiation trajectory during corneal epithelial maturation. In conclusion, our study identified two different types of putative LSCs and several types of putative LPCs under normal homeostasis and upon wounding, which will facilitate the understanding of corneal epithelial regeneration and wound healing.
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- Zhenwei Song
- Department of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA; (Z.S.); (C.-H.T.); (E.L.); (I.S.H.)
- School of Medicine, Hunan Normal University, 371 Tongzipo Road, Changsha 410081, China
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- Department of Biostatistics, Gillings School of Global Public Health, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA; (B.C.); (D.W.)
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- Department of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA; (Z.S.); (C.-H.T.); (E.L.); (I.S.H.)
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- Department of Biostatistics, Gillings School of Global Public Health, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA; (B.C.); (D.W.)
- Division of Oral and Craniofacial Health Research, Adams School of Dentistry, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA; (Z.S.); (C.-H.T.); (E.L.); (I.S.H.)
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- Department of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA; (Z.S.); (C.-H.T.); (E.L.); (I.S.H.)
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- Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, School of Medicine, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA;
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, School of Medicine, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA; (J.T.A.); (Y.T.)
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, School of Medicine, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA; (J.T.A.); (Y.T.)
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- Department of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA; (Z.S.); (C.-H.T.); (E.L.); (I.S.H.)
- Department of Cell Biology and Physiology, School of Medicine, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
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Ding L, Zhao X, Xiong Q, Jiang X, Liu X, Ding K, Zhou P. Cdc25B is transcriptionally inhibited by IER5 through the NF-YB transcription factor in irradiation-treated HeLa cells. Toxicol Res (Camb) 2021; 10:875-884. [PMID: 34484679 DOI: 10.1093/toxres/tfab069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2021] [Revised: 05/28/2021] [Accepted: 07/05/2021] [Indexed: 12/09/2022] Open
Abstract
Cervical cancer (CC) is a type of pelvic malignant tumor that severely threatens women's health. Current evidence suggests that IER5, as a potential radiosensitizer, promotes irradiation-induced apoptosis in CC tissues in patients undergoing chemoradiotherapy. IER5 has been shown to be involved in the G2/M-phase transition. In the present study, we used Cdc25B as the breakthrough point to explore the underlying mechanism of IER5 in the cell cycle regulation of radiation-damaged HeLa cells. IER5 was evidently upregulated after irradiation, but Cdc25B was significantly downregulated. In monoclonal IER5-silenced HeLa cells, irradiation-induced downregulation of Cdc25B was attenuated. The effect of irradiation on Cdc25B promoter activity was determined by dual-luciferase reporter assays. The response elements on the Cdc25B promoter related to irradiation were predicted by JASPAR. These conserved sequences were mutated individually or in combination by splicing-by-overlap extension PCR, and their function was confirmed by dual-luciferase reporter assays. The enrichment efficiency of transcription factors after irradiation was determined by chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP) assay. Both Sp1/Sp3 and NF-YB binding sites were involved in irradiation-mediated regulation of Cdc25B. IER5 was involved in irradiation-mediated regulation of Cdc25B through the NF-YB binding site. Furthermore, ChIP assays showed that IER5 bound to the Cdc25B promoter, and the binding of IER5 to the Cdc25B promoter region in irradiation-induced HeLa cells induced the release of the coactivator p300 through interaction with NF-YB. Taken together, these findings indicate that IER5 is the transcriptional repressor that accelerates the downregulation of Cdc25B expression after irradiation.
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- Lixin Ding
- National Institute for Radiological Protection, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Xicheng District, Beijing 100088, P. R. China
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- National Institute for Radiological Protection, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Xicheng District, Beijing 100088, P. R. China
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- National Institute for Radiological Protection, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Xicheng District, Beijing 100088, P. R. China
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- National Institute for Radiological Protection, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Xicheng District, Beijing 100088, P. R. China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory for Radiobiology, Beijing Institute of Radiation Medicine, Haidian District, Beijing 100850, P. R. China
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- National Institute for Radiological Protection, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Xicheng District, Beijing 100088, P. R. China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory for Radiobiology, Beijing Institute of Radiation Medicine, Haidian District, Beijing 100850, P. R. China
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Wu Z, Wang D, Zeng F, Zhang Y, Zhu G, Ma Y, Song B, Lui S, Wu M. High IER5 Gene Expression Is Associated With Poor Prognosis in Glioma Patients. Front Cell Dev Biol 2021; 9:679684. [PMID: 34222249 PMCID: PMC8248409 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2021.679684] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2021] [Accepted: 05/13/2021] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Objective Immediate early response 5 (IER5) plays a core role in cell cycle and response to irradiation. However, its role in glioma remains unclear. We aimed to evaluate its prognostic significance in glioma based on The Cancer Genome Atlas data resource. Methods The Kruskal–Wallis test, Wilcoxon signed-rank test, and logistic regression were employed to explore the relationship between IER5 expression and clinicopathological features. Kaplan–Meier and Cox regression analyses were implemented to investigate the relationship of IER5 with prognosis. A nomogram to estimate the impact of IER5 on prognosis was created based on the Cox multivariate data. We performed gene set enrichment analysis (GSEA) to determine the key signaling cascades associated with IER5. Immunohistochemistry was performed to examine IER5 expression in a tissue microarray (TMA) of glioma samples. Results Immediate early response 5 gene expression was elevated in glioma patients. The level of IER5 was significantly correlated with WHO grade [OR = 6.71 (4.34–10.68) for G4 vs. G2 and G3], IDH (isocitrate dehydrogenase enzyme) status [OR = 13.35 (8.92–20.46) for wild-type (WT) vs. mutated (Mut)], epidermal growth factor receptor status [OR = 8.42 (4.32–18.43) for Mut vs. WT], age [OR = 0.27 (0.18–0.41) for ≤ 60 years vs. >60 years], and histological type [OR = 7.13 (4.63–11.31] for glioblastoma vs. astrocytoma, oligoastrocytoma, and oligodendroglioma). Univariate analyses revealed that high IER5 expression was linked to short overall survival (OS) [hazard ratio (HR): 3.747; 95% confidence interval (CI): 2.847–4.933; and P < 0.001]. High IER5 expression was linked to poor OS in multivariate analyses (HR: 2.474; 95% CI: 1.552–3.943; and P < 0.001). TMA results showed that high IER5 protein levels were related to short OS (HR: 1.84; 95% CI: 1.10–3.07; and P = 0.021) and poor disease-specific survival (HR: 1.82; 95% CI: 1.09–3.04; and P = 0.023). GSEA showed that many tumor related pathways were enriched differentially in the IER5-high expression group. The C-index and calibration plots of the nomogram showed an effective estimation performance in glioma patients. Conclusion Herein, we established that IER5 plays a critical role in glioma progression and prognosis, which might be an important biomarker for the prognosis of glioma patients.
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- Zijun Wu
- Huaxi MR Research Center, Department of Radiology, Functional and Molecular Imaging Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Huaxi MR Research Center, Department of Radiology, Functional and Molecular Imaging Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Clinic Medical Center, Dazhou Central Hospital, Dazhou, China.,Department of Radiology, School of Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, United States
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- Department of Radiology, School of Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, United States
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- Huaxi MR Research Center, Department of Radiology, Functional and Molecular Imaging Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Huaxi MR Research Center, Department of Radiology, Functional and Molecular Imaging Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Huaxi MR Research Center, Department of Radiology, Functional and Molecular Imaging Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Huaxi MR Research Center, Department of Radiology, Functional and Molecular Imaging Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Huaxi MR Research Center, Department of Radiology, Functional and Molecular Imaging Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.,Department of Clinic Medical Center, Dazhou Central Hospital, Dazhou, China.,Department of Radiology, School of Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, United States
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Pan L, Lemieux ME, Thomas T, Rogers JM, Lipper CH, Lee W, Johnson C, Sholl LM, South AP, Marto JA, Adelmant GO, Blacklow SC, Aster JC. IER5, a DNA damage response gene, is required for Notch-mediated induction of squamous cell differentiation. eLife 2020; 9:e58081. [PMID: 32936072 PMCID: PMC7529455 DOI: 10.7554/elife.58081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2020] [Accepted: 09/15/2020] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Notch signaling regulates squamous cell proliferation and differentiation and is frequently disrupted in squamous cell carcinomas, in which Notch is tumor suppressive. Here, we show that conditional activation of Notch in squamous cells activates a context-specific gene expression program through lineage-specific regulatory elements. Among direct Notch target genes are multiple DNA damage response genes, including IER5, which we show is required for Notch-induced differentiation of squamous carcinoma cells and TERT-immortalized keratinocytes. IER5 is epistatic to PPP2R2A, a gene that encodes the PP2A B55α subunit, which we show interacts with IER5 in cells and in purified systems. Thus, Notch and DNA-damage response pathways converge in squamous cells on common genes that promote differentiation, which may serve to eliminate damaged cells from the proliferative pool. We further propose that crosstalk involving Notch and PP2A enables tuning and integration of Notch signaling with other pathways that regulate squamous differentiation.
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- Li Pan
- Department of Pathology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and Harvard Medical SchoolBostonUnited States
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- Department of Pathology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and Harvard Medical SchoolBostonUnited States
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- Department of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Blavatnik Institute, Harvard Medical SchoolBostonUnited States
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- Department of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Blavatnik Institute, Harvard Medical SchoolBostonUnited States
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- Department of Pathology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and Harvard Medical SchoolBostonUnited States
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- Department of Pathology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and Harvard Medical SchoolBostonUnited States
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- Department of Pathology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and Harvard Medical SchoolBostonUnited States
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- Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Biology, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson UniversityPhiladelphiaUnited States
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- Department of Pathology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and Harvard Medical SchoolBostonUnited States
- Departmentof Oncologic Pathology and Blais Proteomics Center, Dana FarberCancer Institute, HarvardMedical SchoolBostonUnited States
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- Department of Pathology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and Harvard Medical SchoolBostonUnited States
- Departmentof Oncologic Pathology and Blais Proteomics Center, Dana FarberCancer Institute, HarvardMedical SchoolBostonUnited States
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- Department of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Blavatnik Institute, Harvard Medical SchoolBostonUnited States
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- Department of Pathology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and Harvard Medical SchoolBostonUnited States
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Velegzhaninov IO, Belykh ES, Rasova EE, Pylina YI, Shadrin DM, Klokov DY. Radioresistance, DNA Damage and DNA Repair in Cells With Moderate Overexpression of RPA1. Front Genet 2020; 11:855. [PMID: 32849834 PMCID: PMC7411226 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2020.00855] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2020] [Accepted: 07/13/2020] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Molecular responses to genotoxic stress, such as ionizing radiation, are intricately complex and involve hundreds of genes. Whether targeted overexpression of an endogenous gene can enhance resistance to ionizing radiation remains to be explored. In the present study we take an advantage of the CRISPR/dCas9 technology to moderately overexpress the RPA1 gene that encodes a key functional subunit of the replication protein A (RPA). RPA is a highly conserved heterotrimeric single-stranded DNA-binding protein complex involved in DNA replication, recombination, and repair. Dysfunction of RPA1 is detrimental for cells and organisms and can lead to diminished resistance to many stress factors. We demonstrate that HEK293T cells overexpressing RPA1 exhibit enhanced resistance to cell killing by gamma-radiation. Using the alkali comet assay, we show a remarkable acceleration of DNA breaks rejoining after gamma-irradiation in RPA1 overexpressing cells. However, the spontaneous rate of DNA damage was also higher in the presence of RPA1 overexpression, suggesting alterations in the processing of replication errors due to elevated activity of the RPA protein. Additionally, the analysis of the distributions of cells with different levels of DNA damage showed a link between the RPA1 overexpression and the kinetics of DNA repair within differentially damaged cell subpopulations. Our results provide knew knowledge on DNA damage stress responses and indicate that the concept of enhancing radioresistance by targeted alteration of the expression of a single gene is feasible, however undesired consequences should be considered and evaluated.
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- Ilya O Velegzhaninov
- Institute of Biology of Komi Scientific Centre of the Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Syktyvkar, Russia
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- Institute of Biology of Komi Scientific Centre of the Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Syktyvkar, Russia
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- Institute of Biology of Komi Scientific Centre of the Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Syktyvkar, Russia
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- Institute of Biology of Komi Scientific Centre of the Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Syktyvkar, Russia
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- Institute of Biology of Komi Scientific Centre of the Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Syktyvkar, Russia
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- Institut de Radioprotection et de Sureté Nucléaire, PSE-SANTE, SESANE, LRTOX, Fontenay-aux-Roses, France.,Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology, and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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Skugor A, Kjos NP, Sundaram AYM, Mydland LT, Ånestad R, Tauson AH, Øverland M. Effects of long-term feeding of rapeseed meal on skeletal muscle transcriptome, production efficiency and meat quality traits in Norwegian Landrace growing-finishing pigs. PLoS One 2019; 14:e0220441. [PMID: 31390356 PMCID: PMC6685631 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0220441] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2018] [Accepted: 07/16/2019] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
Abstract
This study was performed to investigate the effects of dietary inclusion of 20% rapeseed meal (RSM) as an alternative to soybean meal (SBM) in a three-month feeding experiment with growing finishing pigs. Dietary alteration affected growth performance, several carcass traits and transcriptional responses in the skeletal muscle, but did not affect measured meat quality traits. In general, pigs fed the RSM test diet exhibited reduced growth performance compared to pigs on SBM control diet. Significant transcriptional changes in the skeletal muscle of growing pigs fed RSM diet were likely the consequence of an increased amount of fiber and higher polyunsaturated fatty acids, and presence of bioactive phytochemicals, such as glucosinolates. RNAseq pipeline using Tophat2-Cuffdiff identified 57 upregulated and 63 downregulated genes in RSM compared to SBM pigs. Significantly enriched among downregulated pathways was p53-mediated signalling involved in cellular proliferation, while activation of negative growth regulators (IER5, KLF10, BTG2, KLF11, RETREG1, PRUNE2) in RSM fed pigs provided further evidence for reduced proliferation and increased cellular death, in accordance with the observed reduction in performance traits. Upregulation of well-known metabolic controllers (PDK4, UCP3, ESRRG and ESRRB), involved in energy homeostasis (glucose and lipid metabolism, and mitochondrial function), suggested less available energy and nutrients in RSM pigs. Furthermore, several genes supported more pronounced proteolysis (ABTB1, OTUD1, PADI2, SPP1) and reduced protein synthesis (THBS1, HSF4, AP1S2) in RSM muscle tissue. In parallel, higher levels of NR4A3, PDK4 and FGF21, and a drop in adropin, ELOVL6 and CIDEC/FSP27 indicated increased lipolysis and fatty acid oxidation, reflective of lower dressing percentage. Finally, pigs exposed to RSM showed greater expression level of genes responsive to oxidative stress, indicated by upregulation of GPX1, GPX2, and TXNIP.
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- Adrijana Skugor
- Department of Animal and Aquacultural Sciences, Faculty of Biosciences, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Aas, Norway
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- Department of Animal and Aquacultural Sciences, Faculty of Biosciences, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Aas, Norway
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- Department of Animal and Aquacultural Sciences, Faculty of Biosciences, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Aas, Norway
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- Department of Animal and Aquacultural Sciences, Faculty of Biosciences, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Aas, Norway
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- Department of Animal and Aquacultural Sciences, Faculty of Biosciences, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Aas, Norway
- Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Animal and Aquacultural Sciences, Faculty of Biosciences, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Aas, Norway
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Ding KK, Yang F, Jiang HQ, Yuan ZQ, Yin LL, Dong LY, Cui W, Gou Q, Liu XD, Wu YM, Jiang XY, Zhang X, Zhou PK, Yang CJ. Overexpression of the immediate early response 5 gene increases the radiosensitivity of HeLa cells. Oncol Lett 2019; 18:2704-2711. [PMID: 31402956 PMCID: PMC6676709 DOI: 10.3892/ol.2019.10590] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2018] [Accepted: 06/13/2019] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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The effects of the immediate early response 5 (IER5) gene on the sensitivity of HeLa cells to radiation remain unclear. In the present study, stably transfected HeLa cells resulting in the knockdown or overexpression of IER5 were investigated. In addition, xenografts of normal, IER5-silenced and -overexpressed HeLa cells were injected into nude mice and examined. The results demonstrated that the radiosensitivity of the IER5-overexpressed HeLa cells was significantly increased compared with that of the normal and IER5-silenced cells. The upregulation of IER5 effectively decreased cell proliferation and IER5 silencing promoted cell proliferation compared with that in the normal HeLa cells. Following irradiation of the cells with IER5 knockdown, cell cycle was arrested at the G2/M phase and an increase in the proportion of S phase cells was observed. By contrast, the overexpression of IER5 led to an increase in the proportion of G1 phase cells. Furthermore, the upregulation of IER5 inhibited tumor growth in vivo. The present findings demonstrate that the IER5 gene affects the radiosensitivity of HeLa cells and serves an important role in cell proliferation, suggesting that this gene may be a potential radiotherapeutic target in cervical cancer.
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- Ku-Ke Ding
- National Institute for Radiological Protection, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 100088, P.R. China.,Key Laboratory of Radiological Protection and Nuclear Emergency, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 100088, P.R. China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei 050000, P.R. China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei 050000, P.R. China
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- Institute of Biophysics, The Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, P.R. China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei 050000, P.R. China
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- Biomedical Engineering School and Foundation Medical School, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, P.R. China
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- Biomedical Engineering School and Foundation Medical School, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, P.R. China
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- National Institute for Radiological Protection, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 100088, P.R. China.,Key Laboratory of Radiological Protection and Nuclear Emergency, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 100088, P.R. China
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- Department of Radiation Toxicology and Oncology, Beijing Institute of Radiation Medicine, Beijing 100850, P.R. China
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- Department of Gynecological Oncology, Beijing Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100006, P.R. China
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- National Institute for Radiological Protection, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 100088, P.R. China.,Key Laboratory of Radiological Protection and Nuclear Emergency, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 100088, P.R. China
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- Department of Gynecology, Liaoning Cancer Hospital and Cancer Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning 110042, P.R. China
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- Department of Radiation Toxicology and Oncology, Beijing Institute of Radiation Medicine, Beijing 100850, P.R. China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei 050000, P.R. China
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Xiong Q, Jiang X, Liu X, Zhou P, Ding K. Prediction of IER5 structure and function using a bioinformatics approach. Mol Med Rep 2019; 19:4631-4636. [PMID: 31059029 PMCID: PMC6522821 DOI: 10.3892/mmr.2019.10166] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2018] [Accepted: 03/25/2019] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Immediate-early response gene 5 (IER5) is a gene involved in the regulation of the cell cycle, and its structure and function have been investigated by bioinformatics analyses. The present study determined the sites of promoter methylation and gene ontology (GO) annotations associated with IER5. In addition, we conducted a prediction analysis to determine the physical and chemical properties, hydrophobicity/hydrophilicity, posttranslational modification, subcellular localization, transmembrane structure, signal peptide and secondary and tertiary structures of IER5. One CpG island and several methylated sites were identified close to the promoter of IER5. The GO analysis suggested that IER5 could bind ions and proteins that were mainly associated with metabolic processes. IER5 comprised 327 amino acids and was reported to be an unstable hydrophilic protein with an isoelectric point of 4.91. A total of 18 O-glycosylation sites and 22 phosphorylation sites were identified within this protein. The subcellular localization of IER5 was mainly in the nucleus, and its main secondary structural element was the α-helix. Bioinformatic analyses of the features of IER5 may improve understanding of its structure and function; however, experimental verification is required.
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- Qiang Xiong
- National Institute for Radiological Protection, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 100088, P.R. China
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- National Institute for Radiological Protection, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 100088, P.R. China
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- Department of Radiation Toxicology and Oncology, Beijing Institute of Radiation Medicine, Beijing 100850, P.R. China
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- Department of Radiation Toxicology and Oncology, Beijing Institute of Radiation Medicine, Beijing 100850, P.R. China
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- National Institute for Radiological Protection, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 100088, P.R. China
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Ueda T, Kohama Y, Sakurai H. IER family proteins are regulators of protein phosphatase PP2A and modulate the phosphorylation status of CDC25A. Cell Signal 2018; 55:81-89. [PMID: 30599213 DOI: 10.1016/j.cellsig.2018.12.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2018] [Revised: 12/25/2018] [Accepted: 12/29/2018] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Proteins encoded by immediate-early response (IER) family genes, IER2, IER5, and IER5L, share homology at their N-terminal regions. IER5 binds to protein phosphatase 2A (PP2A) and enhances dephosphorylation of PP2A target proteins such as heat shock factor HSF1. Here, we show the expression of IER family genes and the target protein-specific function of IER proteins. The IER homology regions of IER2 and IER5L are required for the interaction with PP2A. Expression of IER2 and IER5L in cells leads to reduced phosphorylation of HSF1 and derepression of its transcriptional activity. Although IER5 and IER5L enhance dephosphorylation of ribosomal protein S6 kinase, IER2 fails to do so. IER2, IER5, and IER5L all bind to the cell cycle regulator CDC25A and convert it to the hypophosphorylated form, which causes dissociation from 14-3-3 regulatory protein. IER5 differentially regulates CDC25A levels in cells under normal and thermal stress conditions. These results suggest that IER proteins are target protein-specific regulators of PP2A activity and modulate cell proliferation through CDC25A activity.
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- Takumi Ueda
- Division of Health Sciences, Kanazawa University Graduate School of Medical Science, 5-11-80 Kodatsuno, Kanazawa, Ishikawa 920-0942, Japan
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- Division of Health Sciences, Kanazawa University Graduate School of Medical Science, 5-11-80 Kodatsuno, Kanazawa, Ishikawa 920-0942, Japan
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- Division of Health Sciences, Kanazawa University Graduate School of Medical Science, 5-11-80 Kodatsuno, Kanazawa, Ishikawa 920-0942, Japan.
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Kohama Y, Saito M, Yada M, Sakurai H. Regulation of the stability and activity of CDC25A and CDC25B by protein phosphatase PP2A and 14-3-3 binding. Cell Signal 2018; 54:10-16. [PMID: 30468767 DOI: 10.1016/j.cellsig.2018.11.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2018] [Revised: 11/19/2018] [Accepted: 11/19/2018] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Cyclin-dependent kinase (CDK)-activating phosphatases, CDC25A and CDC25B, are labile proteins, and their levels vary in a cell cycle-dependent manner. Immediate-early response IER5 protein negatively regulates the cellular CDC25B levels, and stress-induced IER5 expression potentiates G2/M arrest. IER5 binds to protein phosphatase PP2A and regulates the PP2A substrate specificity. We show that IER5 binds to CDC25B and assists PP2A to convert CDC25B to hypophosphorylated forms. Hypophosphorylation at Ser323 results in the dissociation of CDC25B from 14-3-3 phospho-binding proteins. In IER5 expressing cells, CDC25B dissociated from 14-3-3 is unstable but slightly activated, because 14-3-3 inhibits CDC25B polyubiquitination and CDC25B binding to CDK1. The 14-3-3 binding to CDC25A also impedes CDC25A degradation and CDC25A-CDK2 interaction. We propose that 14-3-3 is an important regulator of CDC25A and CDC25B and that PP2A/IER5 controls the stability and activity of CDC25B through regulating the interaction of CDC25B and 14-3-3.
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- Yuri Kohama
- Division of Health Sciences, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kanazawa University, 5-11-80 Kodatsuno, Kanazawa, Ishikawa 920-0942, Japan
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- Division of Health Sciences, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kanazawa University, 5-11-80 Kodatsuno, Kanazawa, Ishikawa 920-0942, Japan
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- Division of Health Sciences, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kanazawa University, 5-11-80 Kodatsuno, Kanazawa, Ishikawa 920-0942, Japan
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- Division of Health Sciences, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kanazawa University, 5-11-80 Kodatsuno, Kanazawa, Ishikawa 920-0942, Japan.
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Liu Y, Tian M, Zhao H, He Y, Li F, Li X, Yu X, Ding K, Zhou P, Wu Y. IER5 as a promising predictive marker promotes irradiation-induced apoptosis in cervical cancer tissues from patients undergoing chemoradiotherapy. Oncotarget 2018; 8:36438-36448. [PMID: 28430589 PMCID: PMC5482666 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.16857] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2016] [Accepted: 03/28/2017] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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Purpose To define the role of immediate-early 5 (IER5) gene as a promising biomarker in predicting the radiosensitivity and prognosis of cervical cancer patients receiving cisplatin-based concurrent chemoradiotherapy (DDP-CCRT). Results Our investigations found that IER5 level was markedly elevated in cervical cancer patients after being treated with irradiation, which indicated IER5 was closely dose induced. By contrast, the correlation between IER5 and radiosensitivity cannot be confirmed by the present study. The up-regulation of IER5 expression effectively increased cell apoptosis after administration of irradiation (P < 0.05). Using an ANOVA model for repeated-measures, we found significant association between the IER5 level and tumor size (P < 0.05). Materials and Methods Forty-three cervical cancer patients stage IIb-IIIb received DDP-CCRT were registered. Biopsy tissues were obtained after administration of irradiation dose of 0 Gy, 2~6 Gy, 10 Gy, 20 Gy, 30 Gy, respectively. The IER5 protein and mRNA levels were measured by immunohistochemistry, western blot and quantitative polymerase chain reaction, respectively; besides, the apoptosis rate was assessed by transferase-mediated dUTP nick end labeling. Conclusions Mechanistically, we confirmed that IER5 induced by radiation dose enhanced apoptosis of cervical cancer, was inversely associated with tumor size. In conclusion, our studies indicate target IER5 is improved to be a potential radiosensitizer for developing effective therapeutic strategies against cervical cancer to radiotherapy and a predictive biomarker for radiosensitivity.
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- Yang Liu
- Department of Gynecologic Oncology, Beijing Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100006, P.R.China
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- Department of Gynecologic Oncology, Beijing Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100006, P.R.China
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- Department of Gynecologic Oncology, Beijing Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100006, P.R.China
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- Department of Gynecologic Oncology, Beijing Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100006, P.R.China
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- Department of Gynecologic Oncology, Beijing Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100006, P.R.China
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- Department of Gynecologic Oncology, Beijing Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100006, P.R.China
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- Department of Gynecologic Oncology, Beijing Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100006, P.R.China
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- National Institute for Radiological Protection, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 100088, P.R. China
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- Department of Radiation Toxicology and Oncology, Institute of Radiation Medicine, Academy of Military Medical Sciences, Beijing 100850, P.R. China
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- Department of Gynecologic Oncology, Beijing Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100006, P.R.China
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Dark and Photoinduced Cytotoxic Activity of the New Chlorophyll-a Derivatives with Oligoethylene Glycol Substituents on the Periphery of Their Macrocycles. Int J Mol Sci 2017; 18:ijms18010103. [PMID: 28067798 PMCID: PMC5297737 DOI: 10.3390/ijms18010103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2016] [Revised: 12/23/2016] [Accepted: 12/30/2016] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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In the present work, we investigated the dark and photoinduced cytotoxic activity of the new chlorophyll-a derivatives which contain the substituents of oligoethylene glycol on the periphery of their macrocycles. These compounds were tested using human cell lines to estimate their potential as photosensitizers for photodynamic therapy of cancer. It was shown that all the tested compounds have expressed photoinduced cytotoxic activity in vitro. Detailed study of the biological activity of one of the most perspective compound in this series—pyropheophorbide-a 17-diethylene glycol ester (Compound 21) was performed. This new compound is characterized by lower dark cytotoxicity and higher photoinduced cytotoxicity than previously described in a similar compound (DH-I-180-3) and clinically used PhotolonTM. Using fluorescent microscopy, it was shown that Compound 21 quickly penetrates the cells. Analysis of caspase-3 activity indicated an apoptosis induction 40 min after exposure to red light (λ = 660 nm). The induction of DNA damages and apoptosis was shown using Comet assay. The results of expression analysis of the stress-response genes indicate an activation of the genes which control the cell cycle and detoxification of the free radicals after an exposure of HeLa cells to Compound 21 and to red light. High photodynamic activity of this compound and the ability to oxidize biomolecules was demonstrated on nuclear-free mice erythrocytes. In addition, it was shown that Compound 21 is effectively activated with low energy 700 nm light, which can penetrate deep into the tissue. Thus, Compound 21 is a prospective substance for development of the new drugs for photodynamic therapy of cancer.
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Yu XP, Wu YM, Liu Y, Tian M, Wang JD, Ding KK, Ma T, Zhou PK. IER5 is involved in DNA Double-Strand Breaks Repair in Association with PAPR1 in Hela Cells. Int J Med Sci 2017; 14:1292-1300. [PMID: 29104487 PMCID: PMC5666564 DOI: 10.7150/ijms.21510] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2017] [Accepted: 09/01/2017] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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The immediate early response gene 5 (IER5) is a radiation response gene induced in a dose-independent manner, and has been suggested to be a molecular biomarker for biodosimetry purposes upon radiation exposure. Here, we investigated the function of IER5 in DNA damage response and repair. We found that interference on IER5 expression significantly decreased the efficiency of repair of DNA double-strand breaks induced by ionizing radiations in Hela cells. We found that IER5 participates in the non-homologous end-joining pathway of DNA breaks repair. Additionally, we identified a number of potential IER5-interacting proteins through mass spectrometry-based protein assays. The interaction of IER5 protein with poly(ADP-Ribose) polymerase 1 (PARP1) and Ku70 was further confirmed by immunoprecipitation assays. We also found that Olaparib, a PARP1 inhibitor, affected the stability of IER5. These results indicate that targeting of IER5 may be a novel DNA damage response-related strategy to use during cervical cancer radiotherapy or chemotherapy.
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- Xin-Ping Yu
- Department of Gynecologic Oncology, Beijing Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100006, China
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- Department of Gynecologic Oncology, Beijing Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100006, China
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- Department of Gynecologic Oncology, Beijing Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100006, China
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- Department of Gynecologic Oncology, Beijing Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100006, China
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- Department of Gynecologic Oncology, Beijing Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100006, China
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- National Institute for Radiological Protection, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing ,100088, China
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- Department of Radiation Toxicology and Oncology, Beijing Key Laboratory for Radiobiology, Beijing Institute of Radiation Medicine, Beijing, 100850, China
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- Department of Radiation Toxicology and Oncology, Beijing Key Laboratory for Radiobiology, Beijing Institute of Radiation Medicine, Beijing, 100850, China
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Pan C, Zhu D, Wang Y, Li L, Li D, Liu F, Zhang CY, Zen K. Human Cytomegalovirus miR-UL148D Facilitates Latent Viral Infection by Targeting Host Cell Immediate Early Response Gene 5. PLoS Pathog 2016; 12:e1006007. [PMID: 27824944 PMCID: PMC5100954 DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1006007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2016] [Accepted: 10/17/2016] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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The mechanisms underlying human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) latency remain incompletely understood. Here, we showed that a HCMV-encoded miRNA, miR-UL148D, robustly accumulates during late stages of experimental latent HCMV infection in host cells and promotes HCMV latency by modulating the immediate early response gene 5 (IER5)-cell division cycle 25B (CDC25B) axis in host cells. miR-UL148D inhibited IER5 expression by directly targeting the three-prime untranslated region(3'UTR) of IER5 mRNA and thus rescued CDC25B expression during the establishment of viral latency. Infection with NR-1ΔmiR-UL148D, a derivative of the HCMV clinical strain NR-1 with a miR-UL148D knockout mutation, resulted in sustained induction of IER5 expression but decreased CDC25B expression in host cells. Mechanistically, we further showed that CDC25B plays an important role in suppressing HCMV IE1 and lytic gene transcription by activating cyclin-dependent kinase 1 (CDK-1). Both gain-of-function and lose-of-function assays demonstrated that miR-UL148D promotes HCMV latency by helping maintain CDC25B activity in host cells. These results provide a novel mechanism through which a HCMV miRNA regulates viral latency.
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- Chaoyun Pan
- Jiangsu Engineering Research Center for MicroRNA Biology and Biotechnology, State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- Jiangsu Engineering Research Center for MicroRNA Biology and Biotechnology, State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- Jiangsu Engineering Research Center for MicroRNA Biology and Biotechnology, State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- Jiangsu Engineering Research Center for MicroRNA Biology and Biotechnology, State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- Jiangsu Engineering Research Center for MicroRNA Biology and Biotechnology, State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- School of Public Health, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, California, Unites States of America
- * E-mail: (KZ); (CYZ); (FL)
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- Jiangsu Engineering Research Center for MicroRNA Biology and Biotechnology, State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
- * E-mail: (KZ); (CYZ); (FL)
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- Jiangsu Engineering Research Center for MicroRNA Biology and Biotechnology, State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
- * E-mail: (KZ); (CYZ); (FL)
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Moriya S, Chourasia D, Ng KW, Khel NB, Parhar IS. Cloning and localization of immediate early response 2 (ier2) gene in the brain of medaka. J Chem Neuroanat 2016; 77:24-29. [PMID: 27134039 DOI: 10.1016/j.jchemneu.2016.04.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2015] [Revised: 04/12/2016] [Accepted: 04/23/2016] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Immediate early response (IER) 2 gene, a member of the IER family, is a gene of unknown function which is affected by external stimuli in the brain. In the present study, the full length sequence and localization of medaka (Oryzias latipes) ier2 was investigated in the brain to understand the functions of Ier2 in the future studies. The full length sequence of medaka ier2 was identified using a 3'-, 5'- rapid amplification of cDNA ends method, and distribution in the brain was identified using in situ hybridization. The identified full length ier2 mRNA consisted of 939 nucleotides spanning along 1 exon. The deduced amino acid sequence consisted of 171 amino acid residues which contains a highly conserved sequence, nuclear localization signal. ier2 mRNA was distributed in the telencephalon, midbrain and the hypothalamus. This highly conserved primary response gene Ier2 can be used to visualize and map functionally activated neuronal circuitry in the brain of medaka.
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- Shogo Moriya
- Brain Research Institutes, Monash University Malaysia, Jalan Lagoon Selatan, Bandar Sunway, Selangor 47500, Malaysia.
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- Brain Research Institutes, Monash University Malaysia, Jalan Lagoon Selatan, Bandar Sunway, Selangor 47500, Malaysia
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- Brain Research Institutes, Monash University Malaysia, Jalan Lagoon Selatan, Bandar Sunway, Selangor 47500, Malaysia
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- Brain Research Institutes, Monash University Malaysia, Jalan Lagoon Selatan, Bandar Sunway, Selangor 47500, Malaysia
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- Brain Research Institutes, Monash University Malaysia, Jalan Lagoon Selatan, Bandar Sunway, Selangor 47500, Malaysia
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Transcriptional regulation of IER5 in response to radiation in HepG2. Cancer Gene Ther 2016; 23:61-5. [PMID: 26915404 DOI: 10.1038/cgt.2016.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2015] [Revised: 12/23/2015] [Accepted: 12/28/2015] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Radiotherapy is one of the important treatments for patients with hepatocellular carcinoma. The treatment response (or efficacy), however, is limited in many patients due to acquired radiation resistance of cancer cells. Immediate-early response 5 (IER5) is one of the genes upregulated on radiation. The gene could modulate cell cycle checkpoint, leading to a decrease of cancer cell survival in response to radiation. To better understand how IRE5 expression is regulated on radiation, this study aims to identify transcription factors that interact with IER5 promoter region in liver cancer cell line. Using bioinformatic tool, we identified promoter region of IER5 gene. Subsequent luciferase reporter assay revealed two putative GC binding factor (GCF) binding sites. We found mutations of these binding sites increased the luciferase activity, suggesting a negative regulation of GCF on IER5 transcriptional activity. The physical interaction of GCF with the gene promoter was confirmed using chromatin immunoprecipitation and electrophoretic mobility shift assay assays. Different doses of radiation were also applied in these experiments, and we found the formation of protein-DNA complex reduced with the increasing dose of radiation. Together, we propose the GCF regulated transcriptional activity, at least in part, contributed to the upregulation of IER5 on radiation. The present findings provide insights into understanding the regulatory mechanisms of IER5.
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Shi HM, Ding KK, Zhou PK, Guo DM, Chen D, Li YS, Zhao CL, Zhao CC, Zhang X. Radiation-induced expression of IER5 is dose-dependent and not associated with the clinical outcomes of radiotherapy in cervical cancer. Oncol Lett 2016; 11:1309-1314. [PMID: 26893736 PMCID: PMC4734294 DOI: 10.3892/ol.2016.4086] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2014] [Accepted: 10/30/2015] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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This study aimed to investigate the expression of the immediate-early response 5 (IER5) gene in cervical cancer tissues and explore the association between the expression of IER5 and the clinical outcomes of radiotherapy. We collected specimens by surgery or biopsy and obtained 53 specimens from tissues after radiotherapy and 16 specimens from tissues before radiotherapy. Immunohistochemistry and western blotting were used to assess the protein expression levels of IER5. Quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) was performed to assess the mRNA expression levels of IER5. The protein and mRNA expression levels of IER5 in cervical cancer patients treated with radiation doses ≥20 Gy were significantly higher than in those treated with radiation doses <20 Gy (P<0.05) and before treatment with radiotherapy. Moreover, the expression of IER5 was significantly positively correlated with the radiation dose (immunohistochemistry: r=0.548, P=0.019; qPCR: r=0.671, P=0.002; western blotting: r=0.573, P<0.0001). Radiotherapy induced the upregulated expression of IER5 and this was dependent on the radiation dose. However, the radiation-induced expression of IER5 was not associated with the clinical outcomes of radiotherapy in cervical cancer.
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- Hai-Min Shi
- Department of Gynaecology, Liaoning Cancer Hospital and Institute, Shenyang, Liaoning 110042, P.R. China
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- National Institute for Radiological Protection, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 100088, P.R. China
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- Department of Radiation Toxicology and Oncology, Beijing Institute of Radiation Medicine, Beijing 100850, P.R. China
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- Department of Gynaecology, Liaoning Cancer Hospital and Institute, Shenyang, Liaoning 110042, P.R. China
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- Department of Gynaecology, Liaoning Cancer Hospital and Institute, Shenyang, Liaoning 110042, P.R. China
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- Department of Gynaecology, Liaoning Cancer Hospital and Institute, Shenyang, Liaoning 110042, P.R. China
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- Department of Gynaecology, Liaoning Cancer Hospital and Institute, Shenyang, Liaoning 110042, P.R. China
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- Department of Gynaecology, Liaoning Cancer Hospital and Institute, Shenyang, Liaoning 110042, P.R. China
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- Department of Gynaecology, Liaoning Cancer Hospital and Institute, Shenyang, Liaoning 110042, P.R. China
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Immediate-early response 5 (IER5) interacts with protein phosphatase 2A and regulates the phosphorylation of ribosomal protein S6 kinase and heat shock factor 1. FEBS Lett 2015; 589:3679-85. [PMID: 26496226 DOI: 10.1016/j.febslet.2015.10.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2015] [Revised: 09/30/2015] [Accepted: 10/13/2015] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Immediate-early response 5 (IER5) is a growth factor-inducible protein with homology to the N-terminus of IER2. Deletion analysis shows that a large region of IER5, including the N-terminal region, is involved in cell growth and stress resistance. The N-terminal region mediates IER5 oligomerization and binding to the B55 regulatory subunit of protein phosphatase 2A (PP2A). IER5 physically interacts with the PP2A target proteins ribosomal protein S6 kinase (S6K) and heat shock factor 1 (HSF1), and the interactions are essential for the reduced phosphorylation of S6K and HSF1. Our data indicate that oligomeric IER5 regulates PP2A activity and cell growth.
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Lenhart R, Kirov S, Desilva H, Cao J, Lei M, Johnston K, Peterson R, Schweizer L, Purandare A, Ross-Macdonald P, Fairchild C, Wong T, Wee S. Sensitivity of Small Cell Lung Cancer to BET Inhibition Is Mediated by Regulation of ASCL1 Gene Expression. Mol Cancer Ther 2015; 14:2167-74. [PMID: 26253517 DOI: 10.1158/1535-7163.mct-15-0037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2015] [Accepted: 08/03/2015] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The BET (bromodomain and extra-terminal) proteins bind acetylated histones and recruit protein complexes to promote transcription elongation. In hematologic cancers, BET proteins have been shown to regulate expression of MYC and other genes that are important to disease pathology. Pharmacologic inhibition of BET protein binding has been shown to inhibit tumor growth in MYC-dependent cancers, such as multiple myeloma. In this study, we demonstrate that small cell lung cancer (SCLC) cells are exquisitely sensitive to growth inhibition by the BET inhibitor JQ1. JQ1 treatment has no impact on MYC protein expression, but results in downregulation of the lineage-specific transcription factor ASCL1. SCLC cells that are sensitive to JQ1 are also sensitive to ASCL1 depletion by RNAi. Chromatin immunoprecipitation studies confirmed the binding of the BET protein BRD4 to the ASCL1 enhancer, and the ability of JQ1 to disrupt the interaction. The importance of ASCL1 as a potential driver oncogene in SCLC is further underscored by the observation that ASCL1 is overexpressed in >50% of SCLC specimens, an extent greater than that observed for other putative oncogenes (MYC, MYCN, and SOX2) previously implicated in SCLC. Our studies have provided a mechanistic basis for the sensitivity of SCLC to BET inhibition and a rationale for the clinical development of BET inhibitors in this disease with high unmet medical need.
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- Ryan Lenhart
- Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Princeton, New Jersey
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- Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Princeton, New Jersey
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- Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Princeton, New Jersey
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- Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Princeton, New Jersey
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- Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Princeton, New Jersey
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- Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Princeton, New Jersey.
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Velegzhaninov IO, Shadrin DM, Pylina YI, Ermakova AV, Shostal OA, Belykh ES, Kaneva AV, Ermakova OV, Klokov DY. Differential Molecular Stress Responses to Low Compared to High Doses of Ionizing Radiation in Normal Human Fibroblasts. Dose Response 2015; 13:10.2203_dose-response.14-058.Velegzhaninov. [PMID: 26675169 PMCID: PMC4674169 DOI: 10.2203/dose-response.14-058.velegzhaninov] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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Understanding the mechanisms producing low dose ionizing radiation specific biological effects represents one of the major challenges of radiation biology. Although experimental evidence does suggest that various molecular stress response pathways may be involved in the production of low dose effects, much of the detail of those mechanisms remains elusive. We hypothesized that the regulation of various stress response pathways upon irradiation may differ from one another in complex dose-response manners, causing the specific and subtle low dose radiation effects. In the present study, the transcription level of 22 genes involved in stress responses were analyzed using RT-qPCR in normal human fibroblasts exposed to a range of gamma-doses from 1 to 200 cGy. Using the alkali comet assay, we also measured the level of DNA damages in dose-response and time-course experiments. We found non-linear dose responses for the repair of DNA damage after exposure to gamma-radiation. Alterations in gene expression were also not linear with dose for several of the genes examined and did not follow a single pattern. Rather, several patterns could be seen. Our results suggest a complex interplay of various stress response pathways triggered by low radiation doses, with various low dose thresholds for different genes.
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- Ilya O Velegzhaninov
- Institute of Biology, Komi Science Center of Russian Academy of Sciences, Syktyvkar, Russia. 28 Kommunisticheskaya st., 167982
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- Institute of Biology, Komi Science Center of Russian Academy of Sciences, Syktyvkar, Russia. 28 Kommunisticheskaya st., 167982
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- Institute of Biology, Komi Science Center of Russian Academy of Sciences, Syktyvkar, Russia. 28 Kommunisticheskaya st., 167982
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- Institute of Biology, Komi Science Center of Russian Academy of Sciences, Syktyvkar, Russia. 28 Kommunisticheskaya st., 167982
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- Institute of Biology, Komi Science Center of Russian Academy of Sciences, Syktyvkar, Russia. 28 Kommunisticheskaya st., 167982
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- Institute of Biology, Komi Science Center of Russian Academy of Sciences, Syktyvkar, Russia. 28 Kommunisticheskaya st., 167982 ; Syktyvkar State University, Syktyvkar, Russia. 55 Octyabrskiy ave., 167001
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- Institute of Biology, Komi Science Center of Russian Academy of Sciences, Syktyvkar, Russia. 28 Kommunisticheskaya st., 167982
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- Canadian Nuclear Laboratories, 1 Plant Rd, Chalk River, K0J1P0, Ontario, Canada
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Ishikawa Y, Kawabata S, Sakurai H. HSF1 transcriptional activity is modulated by IER5 and PP2A/B55. FEBS Lett 2015; 589:1150-5. [PMID: 25816751 DOI: 10.1016/j.febslet.2015.03.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2014] [Revised: 03/16/2015] [Accepted: 03/19/2015] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Heat shock factor 1 (HSF1) is the master transcriptional regulator of chaperone genes. HSF1 regulates the expression of the immediate-early response gene IER5, which encodes a protein that has roles in the stress response and cell proliferation. Here, we have shown that IER5 interacts with protein phosphatase 2A (PP2A) and its B55 regulatory subunits. Expression of IER5 and B55 in cells leads to HSF1 dephosphorylation and activation of HSF1 target genes. The B55 subunits directly bind to HSF1. These results suggest that IER5 functions as a positive feedback regulator of HSF1 and that this process involves PP2A/B55 and HSF1 dephosphorylation.
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- Yukio Ishikawa
- Division of Health Sciences, Kanazawa University Graduate School of Medical Science, 5-11-80 Kodatsuno, Kanazawa, Ishikawa 920-0942, Japan
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- Division of Health Sciences, Kanazawa University Graduate School of Medical Science, 5-11-80 Kodatsuno, Kanazawa, Ishikawa 920-0942, Japan
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- Division of Health Sciences, Kanazawa University Graduate School of Medical Science, 5-11-80 Kodatsuno, Kanazawa, Ishikawa 920-0942, Japan.
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Transcriptome Analysis of Porphyrin-Accumulated and X-Ray-Irradiated Cell Cultures under Limited Proliferation and Non-Lethal Conditions. MICROARRAYS 2015; 4:25-40. [PMID: 27600211 PMCID: PMC4996386 DOI: 10.3390/microarrays4010025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2014] [Revised: 01/13/2015] [Accepted: 01/21/2015] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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5-Aminolevulinic acid (ALA) is a precursor of the photosensitizer used in photodynamic therapy. It accumulates in tumor cells and subsequently metabolizes to protoporphyrin IX (PpIX), which generates singlet oxygen after light irradiation. PpIX enhances the generation of reactive oxygen species following physicochemical interactions with X-rays. ALA-based treatment using fractionated doses of irradiation suppressed tumor growth in a mouse melanoma model. To study the transcriptomic effects of PpIX, microarray analyses were conducted using HeLa cells with limited proliferation capacity. Based on the p-values (p < 0.01), we selected genes showing altered expression in each treatment group with reference to the non-treatment (NT) group. We detected 290, 196 and 28 upregulated genes, as well as 203, 146 and 36 downregulated genes after a 6 h-long PpIX treatment (1 μg/mL) prior to 3 Gy X-ray irradiation (PpIX-XT), 3 Gy X-ray irradiation alone (XT) and PpIX treatment alone (PpIXT), respectively. Functional analysis revealed that a majority of the regulated genes in the XT and PpIX-XT groups were related to cell-cycle arrest. The XT and PpIX-XT groups differed in the quantity, but not in the quality of their gene expression. The combined effect of PpIX and X-ray irradiation sensitized HeLa cells to X-ray treatment.
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Ishikawa Y, Sakurai H. Heat-induced expression of the immediate-early gene IER5 and its involvement in the proliferation of heat-shocked cells. FEBS J 2014; 282:332-40. [PMID: 25355627 DOI: 10.1111/febs.13134] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2014] [Revised: 09/16/2014] [Accepted: 10/27/2014] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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The serum-inducible and growth factor-inducible gene IER5 encodes a protein that acts as a regulator of cell proliferation. Expression of IER5 is also induced by treatment of cells with ionizing radiation and anticancer agents. In this study, we demonstrate the expression and function of IER5 in heat-shocked cells. Heat treatment causes robust expression of IER5 in a heat shock factor (HSF)1-dependent manner. HSF1 is the master transcriptional regulator of chaperone genes, and the IER5 promoter contains the binding sequence for HSF1 and is bound by heat-activated HSF1. Proteotoxic stressors, such as celastrol and MG132, are known to activate HSF1, and are potent inducers of HSF1 binding and IER5 expression. Overexpression of IER5 leads to upregulation of chaperone gene expression and to an increase in refolding of heat-denatured proteins. Cells expressing IER5 efficiently recover viability after heat challenge. These observations suggest that HSF1-mediated IER5 expression is involved in the expression of chaperone genes and in recovery from thermal stress.
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- Yukio Ishikawa
- Department of Clinical Laboratory Science, Kanazawa University Graduate School of Medical Science, Japan
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Effects of low doses of ionizing radiation exposures on stress-responsive gene expression in human embryonic stem cells. Int J Mol Sci 2014; 15:588-604. [PMID: 24398983 PMCID: PMC3907827 DOI: 10.3390/ijms15010588] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2013] [Revised: 12/25/2013] [Accepted: 12/26/2013] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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There is a great deal of uncertainty on how low (≤0.1 Gy) doses of ionizing radiation (IR) affect human cells, partly due to a lack of suitable experimental model systems for such studies. The uncertainties arising from low-dose IR human data undermine practical societal needs to predict health risks emerging from diagnostic medical tests’ radiation, natural background radiation, and environmental radiological accidents. To eliminate a variability associated with remarkable differences in radioresponses of hundreds of differentiated cell types, we established a novel, human embryonic stem cell (hESC)-based model to examine the radiobiological effects in human cells. Our aim is to comprehensively elucidate the gene expression changes in a panel of various hESC lines following low IR doses of 0.01; 0.05; 0.1 Gy; and, as a reference, relatively high dose of 1 Gy of IR. Here, we examined the dynamics of transcriptional changes of well-established IR-responsive set of genes, including CDKN1A, GADD45A, etc. at 2 and 16 h post-IR, representing “early” and “late” radioresponses of hESCs. Our findings suggest the temporal- and hESC line-dependence of stress gene radioresponses with no statistically significant evidence for a linear dose-response relationship within the lowest doses of IR exposures.
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Tavakoli H, Manoochehri M, Modarres Mosalla SM, Ghafori M, Karimi AA. Dose-dependent and gender-related radiation-induced transcription alterations of Gadd45a and Ier5 inhuman lymphocytes exposed to gamma ray emitted by (60)Co. RADIATION PROTECTION DOSIMETRY 2013; 154:37-44. [PMID: 22923252 DOI: 10.1093/rpd/ncs164] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Growth arrest DNA damage-inducible 45a gene (Gadd45a) and immediate early response gene 5 (Ier5) have been emphasised as ideal radiation biomarkers in several reports. However, some aspects of radiation-induced transcriptional alterations of these genes are unknown. In this study, gender-dependency and dose-dependency as two factors that may affect radiation-induced transcription of Gadd45a and Ier5 genes were investigated. Human lymphocyte cells from six healthy voluntary blood donors (three women and three men) were irradiated in vitro with doses of 0.5-4.0 Gy from a (60)Co source and RNA isolated 4 h later using the High Pure RNA Isolation Kit. Dose and gender dependency of radiation-induced transcriptional alterations of Gadd45a and Ier5 genes were studied by quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction. The results showed that as a whole, Gadd45a and Ier5 gave responses to gamma rays, while the responses were independent of radiation doses. Therefore, regardless of radiation dose, Gadd45a and Ier5 can be considered potential radiation biomarkers. Besides, although radiation-induced transcriptional alterations of Gadd45a in female and male lymphocyte samples were insignificant at 0.5 Gy, at other doses, their quantities in female samples were at a significantly higher level than in male samples. Radiation-induced transcription of Ier5 of females samples had a reduction in comparison with male samples at 1 and 2 Gy, but at doses of 0.5 and 4 Gy, females were significantly more susceptible to radiation-induced transcriptional alteration of Ier5.
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- Hassan Tavakoli
- Applied Neuroscience Research Center, Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
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Oh JH, Wong HP, Wang X, Deasy JO. A bioinformatics filtering strategy for identifying radiation response biomarker candidates. PLoS One 2012; 7:e38870. [PMID: 22768051 PMCID: PMC3387230 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0038870] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2012] [Accepted: 05/15/2012] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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The number of biomarker candidates is often much larger than the number of clinical patient data points available, which motivates the use of a rational candidate variable filtering methodology. The goal of this paper is to apply such a bioinformatics filtering process to isolate a modest number (<10) of key interacting genes and their associated single nucleotide polymorphisms involved in radiation response, and to ultimately serve as a basis for using clinical datasets to identify new biomarkers. In step 1, we surveyed the literature on genetic and protein correlates to radiation response, in vivo or in vitro, across cellular, animal, and human studies. In step 2, we analyzed two publicly available microarray datasets and identified genes in which mRNA expression changed in response to radiation. Combining results from Step 1 and Step 2, we identified 20 genes that were common to all three sources. As a final step, a curated database of protein interactions was used to generate the most statistically reliable protein interaction network among any subset of the 20 genes resulting from Steps 1 and 2, resulting in identification of a small, tightly interacting network with 7 out of 20 input genes. We further ranked the genes in terms of likely importance, based on their location within the network using a graph-based scoring function. The resulting core interacting network provides an attractive set of genes likely to be important to radiation response.
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- Jung Hun Oh
- Department of Medical Physics, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, United States of America
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, United States of America
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, United States of America
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- Department of Medical Physics, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, United States of America
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Wouters J, Stas M, Govaere O, Van den Eynde K, Vankelecom H, van den Oord JJ. Gene expression changes in melanoma metastases in response to high-dose chemotherapy during isolated limb perfusion. Pigment Cell Melanoma Res 2012; 25:454-65. [PMID: 22486811 DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-148x.2012.01004.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Despite recent advances in melanoma therapy, disseminated melanoma still lacks effective treatment, and recurrence of the tumor frequently occurs, even after high-dose chemotherapy. The mechanisms responsible for this chemoresistance or for the formation of new relapses remain poorly understood. Using a human 'model', in which the isolated limb is perfused with high doses of the chemotherapeutic melphalan (ILP), we identified a five-gene set (ATF3, CYR61, IER5, IL6, and PTGS2) of stress-induced genes that was consistently upregulated after ILP in all in-transit metastatic melanoma samples as well as in three melphalan-treated melanoma cell lines. Early post-ILP relapses retained these elevated expressions, whereas the expression of these genes returned to their original levels in late post-ILP recurrences. In addition, we identified upregulation of these genes in the A375 cell line's side population (SP) and melanospheres, established methods to enrich for candidate cancer stem cells (CSCs), which are considered chemoresistant and tumorigenic, and thus proposed to be responsible for tumor relapse. Our data identify an immediate and short-term upregulation of early stress-responsive genes that are potentially linked to chemoresistance and CSCs.
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- Jasper Wouters
- Translational Cell & Tissue Research, Department of Imaging and Pathology, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
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Transcriptional repression of Cdc25B by IER5 inhibits the proliferation of leukemic progenitor cells through NF-YB and p300 in acute myeloid leukemia. PLoS One 2011; 6:e28011. [PMID: 22132193 PMCID: PMC3223216 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0028011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2011] [Accepted: 10/29/2011] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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The immediately-early response gene 5 (IER5) has been reported to be induced by γ-ray irradiation and to play a role in the induction of cell death caused by radiation. We previously identified IER5 as one of the 2,3,4-tribromo-3-methyl-1-phenylphospholane 1-oxide (TMPP)-induced transcriptional responses in AML cells, using microarrays that encompassed the entire human genome. However, the biochemical pathway and mechanisms of IER5 function in regulation of the cell cycle remain unclear. In this study, we investigated the involvement of IER5 in the cell cycle and in cell proliferation of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) cells. We found that the over-expression of IER5 in AML cell lines and in AML-derived ALDHhi (High Aldehyde Dehydrogenase activity)/CD34+ cells inhibited their proliferation compared to control cells, through induction of G2/M cell cycle arrest and a decrease in Cdc25B expression. Moreover, the over-expression of IER5 reduced colony formation of AML-derived ALDHhi/CD34+ cells due to a decrease in Cdc25B expression. In addition, over-expression of Cdc25B restored TMPP inhibitory effects on colony formation in IER5-suppressed AML-derived ALDHhi/CD34+ cells. Furthermore, the IER5 reduced Cdc25B mRNA expression through direct binding to Cdc25B promoter and mediated its transcriptional attenuation through NF-YB and p300 transcriptinal factors. In summary, we found that transcriptional repression mediated by IER5 regulates Cdc25B expression levels via the release of NF-YB and p300 in AML-derived ALDHhi/CD34+ cells, resulting in inhibition of AML progenitor cell proliferation through modulation of cell cycle. Thus, the induction of IER5 expression represents an attractive target for AML therapy.
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Genomic Profiling Uncovers a Molecular Pattern for Toxicological Characterization of Mutagens and Promutagens In Vitro. Toxicol Sci 2011; 122:185-97. [DOI: 10.1093/toxsci/kfr090] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Sokolov MV, Panyutin IV, Panyutin IG, Neumann RD. Dynamics of the transcriptome response of cultured human embryonic stem cells to ionizing radiation exposure. Mutat Res 2011; 709-710:40-8. [PMID: 21376742 DOI: 10.1016/j.mrfmmm.2011.02.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2010] [Revised: 01/25/2011] [Accepted: 02/21/2011] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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One of the key consequences of exposure of human cells to genotoxic agents is the activation of DNA damage responses (DDR). While the mechanisms underpinning DDR in fully differentiated somatic human cells have been studied extensively, molecular signaling events and pathways involved in DDR in pluripotent human embryonic stem cells (hESC) remain largely unexplored. We studied changes in the human genome-wide transcriptome of H9 hESC line following exposures to 1Gy of gamma-radiation at 2h and 16h post-irradiation. Quantitative real-time PCR was performed to verify the expression data for a subset of genes. In parallel, the cell growth, DDR kinetics, and expression of pluripotency markers in irradiated hESC were monitored. The changes in gene expression in hESC after exposure to ionizing radiation (IR) are substantially different from those observed in somatic human cell lines. Gene expression patterns at 2h post-IR showed almost an exclusively p53-dependent, predominantly pro-apoptotic, signature with a total of only 30 up-regulated genes. In contrast, the gene expression patterns at 16h post-IR showed 354 differentially expressed genes, mostly involved in pro-survival pathways, such as increased expression of metallothioneins, ubiquitin cycle, and general metabolism signaling. Cell growth data paralleled trends in gene expression changes. DDR in hESC followed the kinetics reported for human somatic differentiated cells. The expression of pluripotency markers characteristic of undifferentiated hESC was not affected by exposure to IR during the time course of our analysis. Our data on dynamics of transcriptome response of irradiated hESCs may provide a valuable tool to screen for markers of IR exposure of human cells in their most naive state; thus unmasking the key elements of DDR; at the same time, avoiding the complexity of interpreting distinct cell type-dependent genotoxic stress responses of terminally differentiated cells.
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- Mykyta V Sokolov
- Nuclear Medicine Division, Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, Clinical Center, National Institutes of Health, 9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD 20892, United States
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